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Just Out’s 2010 Pride Amateur Photo Contest winners

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Grand Prize winner Untitled by J.T. Ollett

Grand Prize winner Untitled by J.T. Ollett

So as not to subject herself and her staff to the anger that comes from not choosing your friends’ photos for prizes in the 2010 Just Out Pride Photo contest editor Marty Davis left the task to celebrity guest judges, including me. I was joined by Paul Fukui from Q Center, Artemis Chase, performer extraordinaire and Jeff Fisher of LogoMotives fame.

We didn’t have a tough time identifying some great shots but when it came down to placing them in order it got tougher. We ended up going with J.T. Ollett‘s Untitled as the People category and Grand Prize winner. Here’s the artist’s statement:

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Wed, Jun 23rd 2010 at 07:00 AM || Tags: , , , , , || Category: Art, Community, Pride || Leave a comment

Don’t shade your eyes for Peep Show

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Sally Ingus Wilder

Sally Ingus Wilder

Variety shows, drag and performance art in Portland can be hit or miss. For as many mind-blowing acts, there are long drawn out talent shows featuring more talking than artistry. But local (and NICE) drag diva Artemis Chase has hit on something fabulous with this year’s Miss Thing so I have no doubts that tomorrow’s Peep Show will be equally worth seeing.

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Mon, May 31st 2010 at 11:06 AM || Tags: , , , , , , , , || Category: Night Out!, Stage, dance || One comment - (Comments are closed)